Package: debian-installer
Severity: wishlist
Version: etch-RC2
Hello,
Debian-installer has strange programm code to decide which bootloader
should be installed. At least the preseed information looks strange.
# Grub is the default boot loader (for x86). If you want lilo installed
# instead, uncomment this:
#d-i grub-installer/skip boolean true
Thing I would like to see is
#d-i bootloader-installer/select string grub-installer
So an extra compoment that asks for which bootloader to install.
This will give more flexibility to add other architectures.
Rightnow developers have to research and to modify _two_ pieces of
code to run d-i on new hardware. ( imaginair example "openwrt-installer")
The first thing is the build system of debian-installer, where
has the be found at where "grub-installer" should be disabled
and where the start "openwrt-installer".
The second thing is their actual boot loader.
Having a the "bootloader-installer-selector" layer allows to focus
on the bootloader-installer for the new architecture.
And it makes
#d-i bootloader-installer/select string lilo-installer
and also
#d-i bootloader-installer/select string grub2-installer
possible.
Cheers
Geert Stappers